Unexplained. One could compare ἰψών (ipsṓn, “prison”).
ἶπος • (îpos) f (genitive ἴ̄που); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ ἶπος hē îpos |
τὼ ῑ̓́πω tṑ ī́pō |
αἱ ἶποι hai îpoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ῑ̓́που tês ī́pou |
τοῖν ῑ̓́ποιν toîn ī́poin |
τῶν ῑ̓́πων tôn ī́pōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ῑ̓́πῳ têi ī́pōi |
τοῖν ῑ̓́ποιν toîn ī́poin |
ταῖς ῑ̓́ποις taîs ī́pois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ἶπον tḕn îpon |
τὼ ῑ̓́πω tṑ ī́pō |
τᾱ̀ς ῑ̓́πους tā̀s ī́pous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἶπε îpe |
ῑ̓́πω ī́pō |
ἶποι îpoi | ||||||||||
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